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Ploopy
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Dec 27, 2019
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Netgear A6210 not working and LED won't turn on

I got this WiFi adapter about 6 months ago, and somehow got the drivers working. But yesterday I tried to install the MediaTek MT7612U driver to see if that would help by uninstalling the Netgear Geni...
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    Ploopy
    Jan 08, 2020
    I have fixed the problem already, what caused this was apparently it won't install the adapter correctly unless there is internet, or I uninstalled it incorrectly. I then did a network reset to see if that would work, but that just corrupted all of my network drivers. I even bought a new network adapter but that didn't work. Then I reset my computer and installed a fresh version of Windows 10 with Ethernet plugged in. After that I downloaded the drivers and installed it with Ethernet and it worked perfectly. At first the LED didn't come on but after I rebooted the computer, it turned on and still works to this day.